SOC 51-4191 · Production Occupations

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$48,750

U.S. median hourly wage$23.44

U.S. employment14,000

Nationally, heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic earned a median of $48,750 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 14,000 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic: pay and employment by state
State
Washington	$61,990	$29.80	140	0.0
Oregon	$60,280	$28.98	240	0.1
Colorado	$58,300	$28.03	100	0.0
West Virginia	$56,880	$27.35	70	0.1
Virginia	$55,070	$26.47	190	0.0
Tennessee	$54,930	$26.41	670	0.2
New York	$52,940	$25.45	280	0.0
Ohio	$52,880	$25.42	1,040	0.2
New Hampshire	$52,250	$25.12	90	0.1
Oklahoma	$51,680	$24.85	120	0.1
Arizona	$50,660	$24.36	160	0.0
Michigan	$50,560	$24.31	1,190	0.3
California	$50,150	$24.11	770	0.0
Iowa	$49,760	$23.93	120	0.1
New Jersey	$49,640	$23.86	440	0.1
Massachusetts	$49,280	$23.69	250	0.1
Wisconsin	$49,100	$23.61	470	0.2
Pennsylvania	$48,800	$23.46	1,520	0.3
Nebraska	$48,120	$23.14	50	0.0
Missouri	$47,980	$23.07	140	0.0
Utah	$47,860	$23.01	90	0.1
Kansas	$47,500	$22.84	50	0.0
Florida	$47,370	$22.77	150	0.0
Kentucky	$47,090	$22.64	340	0.2
Alabama	$46,920	$22.56	170	0.1
Indiana	$46,860	$22.53	990	0.3
South Carolina	$46,750	$22.48	290	0.1
North Carolina	$46,660	$22.43	320	0.1
Mississippi	$46,630	$22.42	80	0.1
Maine	$45,590	$21.92	40	0.1
Illinois	$45,340	$21.80	850	0.1
Connecticut	$44,350	$21.32	320	0.2
Georgia	$44,050	$21.18	250	0.1
Texas	$41,690	$20.04	1,450	0.1
Minnesota	$41,100	$19.76	90	0.0
Arkansas	$37,590	$18.07	200	0.2
Louisiana	$35,180	$16.92	Not published	Not published

Pay by metro area

All 65 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

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Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Canton-Massillon, OH	$67,070	$32.25	170	1.0
Oklahoma City, OK	$65,640	$31.56	40	0.1
Albany, OR	$64,210	$30.87	40	0.9
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$63,960	$30.75	50	0.3
Columbus, OH	$62,530	$30.06	40	0.0
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$61,990	$29.80	110	0.1
Worcester, MA	$61,050	$29.35	30	0.1
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	$60,190	$28.94	60	1.0
Springfield, MA	$60,110	$28.90	60	0.3
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$59,530	$28.62	60	0.0
Peoria, IL	$59,160	$28.44	80	0.5
Pittsburgh, PA	$58,890	$28.31	210	0.2
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$58,300	$28.03	50	0.0
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$58,250	$28.00	190	0.2
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$57,800	$27.79	40	0.1
York-Hanover, PA	$57,290	$27.55	40	0.2
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$56,380	$27.11	110	0.1
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$56,280	$27.06	240	0.2
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$55,650	$26.76	110	0.0
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$55,370	$26.62	210	0.2
Rochester, NY	$54,170	$26.04	60	0.1
Akron, OH	$54,120	$26.02	100	0.3
Reading, PA	$53,860	$25.90	190	1.1
St. Louis, MO-IL	$53,100	$25.53	60	0.0
Richmond, VA	$52,340	$25.16	60	0.1
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$51,430	$24.73	120	0.1
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$51,190	$24.61	40	0.1
Monroe, MI	$51,020	$24.53	40	0.9
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$50,920	$24.48	40	0.1
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$50,790	$24.42	650	0.3
Cleveland, OH	$50,690	$24.37	240	0.2
Spartanburg, SC	$50,280	$24.17	30	0.2
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$50,010	$24.04	420	0.0
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$49,680	$23.89	420	0.1
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$49,620	$23.86	40	0.0
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$49,600	$23.85	100	0.1
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$49,470	$23.78	250	0.1
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$49,430	$23.77	40	0.3
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$49,280	$23.69	180	0.2
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$49,100	$23.61	160	0.1
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$48,670	$23.40	90	0.2
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$48,640	$23.38	40	0.2
Saginaw, MI	$48,340	$23.24	40	0.5
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$48,240	$23.19	70	0.1
Erie, PA	$48,120	$23.14	90	0.8
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$48,060	$23.11	200	0.0
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$47,550	$22.86	700	0.2
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$47,430	$22.80	30	0.1
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$47,160	$22.67	90	0.1
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$47,150	$22.67	50	0.1
Jackson, MS	$46,630	$22.42	30	0.1
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$46,510	$22.36	160	0.3
Birmingham, AL	$45,440	$21.85	40	0.1
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$45,110	$21.69	110	0.0
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$45,100	$21.68	690	0.2
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$45,050	$21.66	70	0.1
New Haven, CT	$44,350	$21.32	70	0.2
Fort Wayne, IN	$43,960	$21.14	50	0.2
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$41,600	$20.00	40	0.3
Knoxville, TN	$40,940	$19.69	70	0.2
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$40,300	$19.38	Not published	Not published
Rockford, IL	$39,240	$18.87	120	0.8
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$36,510	$17.55	40	0.0
Columbus, IN	$34,650	$16.66	180	3.6
Lancaster, PA	Not published	Not published	40	0.2

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.